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Ingredients
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Beer Ingredients
Method
Brewing Process
- 1
Mashing
Heat 15 cups of water in a large pot. Once boiling, add 5 cups of barley malt and stir. Maintain temperature between 150-160°F for 60 minutes.
- 2
Boiling
After mashing, strain the liquid (wort) into another pot. Bring it to a boil and add 1 cup of hops. Boil for 60 minutes.
- 3
Cooling
After boiling, cool the wort quickly using a wort chiller or an ice bath.
- 4
Fermentation
Once cooled, transfer the wort to a fermentation vessel. Add 2 tablespoons of yeast and seal the vessel. Allow it to ferment for 1-2 weeks.
- 5
Bottling
After fermentation, mix in 3 tablespoons of priming sugar and bottle the beer. Cap the bottles and allow them to carbonate for 1-2 weeks.
- 6